The blog aggregates news about publications, activities, etc. related to Egyptian/Arabic scholarship in the field of Greco-Roman studies and thus seeks to challenge the Eurocentrism prevalent in the field. It aims also at directing the attention to relevant materials from modern nonacademic/public contexts; roughly from 1798-to the present. The news comes mainly from Egypt without excluding other Arabic countries.
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Friday, September 26, 2014
Sulaiman Al-Bustani's Translation of Homer's Iliad by Magda El-Nowieemy
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Dr. Sameh Farouk's Blog
Saturday, September 20, 2014
The concept of ἀγᾰθός in Homer and Hesiod by Dr. Farid Hassan
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Oedipus at Colonus : An Arabic performance based on the translated original
The Egyptian stage performance of Phaedra ( Jean Racine ?)
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Ancient Greek Grammar series to the Arabic apologetic of the Coptic church in Youtube !
Searching the internet for an Arabic content, I found this interesting Youtube learning series. The so-called apologetic team ( most probably related to the Coptic Orthodox church) has streamed - completely in Arabic- an Ancient Greek grammar series. It's very interesting for me to see how this language are taught in this context.
Note: they are pronouncing the Ancient Greek not according to Erasmus' reconstruction, but as the modern-day Greek. Accents play no role also for their pronunciation.
Monday, August 4, 2014
PhD Thesis about Kerkesoucha in Fayum
Kerkesoucha : An Egyptian Village in Greco-Roman Egypt in The Light of Papyri. A PhD thesis in Arabic has been approved with summa cum laude. Congratulations to our colleague Ahmed Mahrous.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Sophokles Tragedies into Arabic by Abdel Rahman Badawi
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Cairo University's Department of Greek and Latin Studies: 10th Conference
2015 Department of Greek and Latin Studies 10th Conference
Individual and Society in Greek & Latin Lyric Poetry
and its Echoes in Modern Times
Saturday 8 - Monday 10 March 2015
The Department of Greek and Latin Studies at the University of Cairo will host its 10th biennial conference in March 2015 . Plenary lectures , presentations and papers will be held on campus in the Faculty's Conference Room . Accommodation and meals will also be provided on campus.
We welcome proposals for papers (20 minutes long followed by discussions) and coordinated panels (comprising either 3 or 4 papers) from graduate students, academic staff, or others interested in the ancient world on the topics suggested below .
Suggested topics:
1- Roots of Lyric Poetry :
· in Epic Poetry .
· in Didactic Poetry .
2- Solo Lyric Poetry (Monody) :
· Terpander - Sappho - Alcaeus - Anacreon ….. etc.
3- Choral Lyric Poetry :
· Alcman - Ibycus - Simonides - Corinna - Pindar – Bacchylides….. etc.
4- Dithyramb :
5- Choral Odes in Greek Drama :
· Their nature and functions .
6- Alexandrian Lyric Poetry :
· The Epigrammatists : Asclepiades - Hedylus - Posidippus - Callimachus - Theocritus - Dioscorides .
7- Compilation and Classification of Classical Lyric Poetry in Alexandria .
8- Lyricism in Ancient Latin Literature :
· Livius Andronicus - Ennius - Naevius - Accius - Pacuvius .
9- The Origins of Roman Drama and Roman Lyric Legacy :
· Versus Fescennini - Satura - Fabula Atellana - Mimus (Fabula Riciniata).
10- Lyricism in Roman Comedy :
· Plautus - Terence .
11- Latin Lyric Poetry in the Golden Age :
· Catullus - Horace - Ovid . The Elegists : Gallus - Tibullus - Propertius .
12- The Influence of Sappho and the Alexandrian Lyric Poets (esp.Calli-
machus) on Latin Lyric Poetry .
13- Latin Lyric Poetry in the Silver Age .
14- Lyricism in Seneca’s Tragedies .
15- The Influence of Greek and Latin Lyric Poetry on Modern European
Literatures in Greece , Italy , France , Britain , Spain , Germany … etc .
16- The Echoes of Greek and Latin Lyric Poetry in Modern Arab Poetry :
· The School of Apollo - Abdelwahhab Elbayyati - Salah Abdelsabour - Adonis - Nezar Qabbani … etc .
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